New York Police Commissioner Resigns Amid Federal Probe

Published on September 12, 2024

NEW YORK—New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban on Sept. 12 resigned from his position, days after his phone was seized in a federal investigation. Caban said he made the decision to resign after the “news around recent developments” had “created a distraction for our department,” according to an email to the police department obtained by The Associated Press. “I am unwilling to let my attention be on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and women of the NYPD,” he added. The Epoch Times has contacted the New York Police Department for more details. New York Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he accepted Caban’s resignation. “I respect his decision and I wish him well,” he said in a streamed appearance from the Mayor’s mansion....

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